it'll be mentioned soon enough, but halfway to the game, the hero goes back to the village, specifically its outskirts (so he never got to see MC), to meet a renowned retired alchemist (which will become MCs master in this timeline) and teach him basic alchemy (or at least how to make his own potions), the MC mentions that in order for him not to keep coming back to the village, the hero will be given a magic pot which its functions is basically, putting stuff in until it makes something OR someway to contact the alchemist, leave the ingredients, and the result being magically transported in the pot (sorry, I speedred)